Overview
DEP_COM_PANTANO is an advanced wastewater treatment plant serving Labico, Lazio, Italy. It treats wastewater for approximately 2,150 people with a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day.
DEP_COM_PANTANO is a wastewater treatment plant located in Labico, a municipality in the Lazio region of Italy. The facility serves a population of approximately 2,150, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Italian and EU regulations. The plant is situated inland, more than 10 km from the coast, and its operations are part of the regional water management infrastructure. The plant employs advanced treatment processes, which go beyond the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for sensitive areas. With a designed capacity of 3,000 m³/day and a reported discharge volume of 425.62 m³/day, the facility operates well within its capacity, indicating effective management of local wastewater flows. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Tyrrhenian Sea via the Tiber River basin. The advanced treatment level helps protect downstream water quality, supporting aquatic life and reducing nutrient loading in the sensitive Mediterranean coastal environment.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Tiber River basin, which flows through Lazio and into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Rome. This watershed supports diverse aquatic ecosystems and is important for regional biodiversity. The advanced treatment helps minimize nutrient pollution, protecting downstream habitats and the coastal marine environment from eutrophication.
Frequently asked questions
DEP_COM_PANTANO is located in Labico, a municipality in the Lazio region of Italy, near Rome.
The plant serves approximately 2,150 people, classifying it as a small agglomeration under EU regulations.
The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which drains into the Tiber River basin and ultimately reaches the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The plant provides advanced treatment, exceeding the secondary treatment standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive for sensitive areas.
As an Italian plant, it operates under the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC), which mandates secondary treatment for agglomerations over 2,000 PE and more stringent treatment in sensitive areas.
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